Supreme Court sounds ready to revive lawsuit over ballot counting - Roll Call The Supreme Court appeared ready Wednesday to allow a challenge to Illinois’ counting of ballots up to 14 days after Election Day. Roll Call · Oct 8, 2025
Toronto Blue Jays: Amid Canada-U.S. tensions, ‘Canada’s team’ is excelling at America’s pastime Amid threats from United States President Donald Trump to make Canada the 51st state, the Toronto Blue Jays’ season started with protocols aimed at avoiding booing during the American national anthem and the removal of someone wearing a “Canada is not for sale hat” at the ballpark. The Conversation · Oct 8, 2025
Bob Ross artwork to be auctioned off to support PBS after Trump cuts took $1 billion from agency The paintings set to be auctioned have an estimated value between $850,000 and $1.4 million The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2025
Dr. Oz has a big idea to make America great again: Make elderly work till they drop Trump’s Administrator of the Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services, Dr. Mehmet Oz, wants elderly boomers to work till they’re 65 because the economy surely needs their bodies more than they and their families do. Right? The Mary Sue · Oct 8, 2025
Conor McGregor’s UFC ban is convenient – a return at the White House provokes new questions Comment: McGregor has been handed a backdated ban after missing three drug tests in 2024, but will be free to fight in time for a planned White House event in June The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2025
US airport staffing shortages expected to cause more delays amid shutdown Air traffic controllers warn of escalating delays and stress as the government shutdown enters its second week The Guardian - US · Oct 8, 2025
'Illegal, Unconstitutional': Chicago, Illinois Lawsuit Didn't Work as Texas National Guard Deploys 200 Troops Chicago and Illinois recently filed a lawsuit to prevent Donald Trump from deploying the National Guard. Unfortunately, it didn't work as 200 troops arrive in the Chicago area. International Business Times UK · Oct 8, 2025
NHS could pay 25% more for medicines under plan to end row with drugmakers and Trump UK ministers preparing to raise payments to end standoff with pharma industry, cited as reason for firms axing British investments The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2025
Polls and politics point to a sea change in US views on Israel. Will it matter? Fueled by dissent over the war in Gaza, the US public’s views are changing – and support for the Palestinians is rising The Guardian - US · Oct 8, 2025
Why Tony Blair just can’t kick the habit of imperial interference in the Middle East The Blair-Trump fantasy for postwar Gaza shows the former PM still thinks that free enterprise can solve all the world’s ills, says associate editor at the New Left Review Oliver Eagleton The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2025
From Social Worker To Firebrand Politico: The Rise Of Aftyn Behn In Tennessee Aftyn Behn's bold surge from social work to congressional contender has ignited Tennessee's 7th District special election race — a test of grassroots power in a Republican stronghold. International Business Times UK · Oct 8, 2025
Colombian President Petro Warns U.S. Is Set To 'Launch An Invasion Based On Lies' As Trump Cuts Off Diplomatic Outreach Colombian President Gustavo Petro claimed that the U.S. will invade Venezuela following a report about President Donald Trump ending all diplomatic outreach to the South American country Latin Times · Oct 8, 2025
Germany revises 2025 growth forecast to 0.2%, rising to 1.3% next year Germany’s new government is forecasting that Europe’s biggest economy will see minimal growth of 0.2% this year and accelerate next year to 1.3% The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2025
James Comey pleads not guilty in case over Senate testimony - Roll Call Former FBI Director James B. Comey pleaded not guilty Wednesday on charges he lied to Congress and obstructed a congressional proceeding. Roll Call · Oct 8, 2025
International Business Times · Oct 8, 2025 Top Democrats Set To Force Senate Vote To Block Trump's Strikes On Vessels Off Venezuela's Coast Democratic Senator Adam Schiff anticipated that he, along with colleague Tim Kaine, will force a vote to block the strikes on vessels off the Venezuelan coast, which the Trump administration claims is aimed at eradicating drug-trafficking
The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2025 Fox News host claims ‘AOC wants to sleep with’ Stephen Miller after she mocked his supposedly short stature Jesse Watters again goes to bat for White House official he has hailed as a ‘sexual matador’
Euronews · Oct 8, 2025 Exclusive: Hamas demands release of high-profile militants in 'red line' for Israel Hamas has allegedly requested that Israel free several jailed commanders as peace negotiations are ongoing in Egypt. Who are the people on the list, and why for Israel is this “a red line the negotiating team won’t cross”?
The Mary Sue · Oct 8, 2025 ‘I cannot believe they aired this’: AOC mocks Stephen Miller after his live TV humiliation goes viral Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is having a good run on social media and news after ruthlessly trolling Stephen Miller during one of her recent Instagram lives.
We Got This Covered · Oct 8, 2025 ‘Depends who we’re talking about’: Trump says some federal workers don’t ‘deserve’ back pay after shutdown This is a high-stakes game of chess in which ordinary Americans are treated as pawns.
The Mary Sue · Oct 8, 2025 ‘He’ll betray anything’: Trump defies his own 2019 law and blocks back pay for furloughed workers amidst shutdown After triggering a government shutdown to strip Americans of extended tax credits under the Affordable Care Act, Donald Trump‘s administration is now targeting the very federal workers caught in the crossfire.
The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2025 Trump’s approval rating down to 40% with a majority of Americans also opposing troop deployments, new poll shows The president’s approval rating dropped after he told US military leaders that the National Guard should be used to target an ‘enemy within’
The Conversation · Oct 8, 2025 Trump is willing to flout the rules of war like no other US president The US vice-president, J.D. Vance, recently declared that he “doesn’t give a shit” if the Trump administration’s strike on a suspected Venezuelan gang boat is called a “war crime”. In a speech to hundreds of senior US military officers weeks later, the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, then called for troops…
The Guardian - US · Oct 8, 2025 More than 40 Trump administration picks tied directly to oil, gas and coal, analysis shows Report looks at White House nominees and appointees and agencies dictating energy, environment and climate policy
The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2025 Greenland Prime Minister describes ‘eventful if not dramatic year’ amid Trump threats Nielsen said that US-Greenland ties should be managed ‘in mutual respect, with respect for international law’
International Business Times UK · Oct 8, 2025 Why Is the EU's New Steel Tariff Hike Set to Spark a Major Crisis in UK Industry? EU slashes steel quotas by 47%, adds 50% tariffs. UK's £3B exports at risk as Brexit legacy and China overcapacity collide.